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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Sonnet of Reconciliation

Where once the lusty breeze greeted the dawnOr breathed imaginations on the duskWhere sunset gathered shadows on the lawnIn orchards bent with fantasy and muskWhere once I lived each season’s mindless dashConsidered not the fortune of my youthBut reveled in the temporary splashBefore the quiet reckoning of truthAs all my boasts like bits of painted chaffRose to the starry vaults to make God laugh

Where once the thought of us stole every hourAnd parting drove the heart quite nearly wildAs tight-lipped bud softly began to flowerShedding the innocence of summer’s childBefore the slow decay of autumn’s gripTugged from our hand youths sweet and selfish gloveAnd carefree passion vanished from the lipReplaced by kinder lines of grief and loveAs calloused fingers fold in evening prayerAnd humble benedictions brush the air

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These poems are written by Janet Martin. (unless otherwise stated) They are free to share in cards, services, to others who might enjoy, etc. but please include author's name for reference sake and to protect copyrights!